Nostalgia Trap

David Parsons
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Nostalgia Trap

Conversations about history, politics, and pop culture.

  1. 7 NOV

    Nostalgia Trap - Ep 398: In Levittown's Shadow w/ Tim Keogh

    Tim Keogh is an Associate Professor of History at the Queensborough Community College in New York City. His book In Levittown’s Shadow: Poverty in America’s Wealthiest Postwar Suburb turns a common American story on its head, giving us a picture of life at the economic bottom of the postwar suburban housing boom. This conversation features challenges to political orthodoxies of the right and left, and gave me a lot to chew on as we reflect on Trump’s stunning gains among urban and suburban New Yorkers. Check out our Patreon for bonus episodes and weekly News Trap updates: patreon.com/nostalgiatrap

    1 h y 11 min

  2. 18 OCT

    Nostalgia Trap - Ep 397: Vincent Van Gogh to the Polls w/ Peter Sabatino

    This week I’m joined by my good friend Peter Sabatino for a conversation all about Vincent Van Gogh’s personal and artistic legacy. We both read the book Van Gogh: The Life by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith, a gigantic magisterial biography that affected us both in surprising ways. While Van Gogh embodies the archetypal image of the “tortured artist,” there’s so much more to his story, and Peter and I wanted to share our personal reactions to the aesthetic gift that Van Gogh created for the world in his short, difficult, astounding life.  Check out our Patreon page for weekly News Trap updates and bonus episodes: patreon.com/nostalgiatrap

    1 h y 25 min

  3. 14 OCT

    News Trap 10.14.24 - Goodbye to Reality

    Armed militias roam the hurricane ravaged wastelands of North Carolina, no one wants children and it's not because of the economy, Apple's Vision Pro is a massive failure, we're stepping off the ship of rational discourse and entering the wonderland of feelings as facts. Don't miss any of our News Trap updates, subscribe and ride the snake: patreon.com/nostalgiatrap

    33 min

  4. 27 SEPT

    Nostalgia Trap - Ep 396: What Happened to the American Hitchhiker? w/ Jack Reid

    Jack Reid is an American historian and the author of Roadside Americans: The Rise and Fall of Hitchhiking in a Changing Nation (UNC Press, 2020). In this conversation, we talk about the specific culture, between the 1930s and 1970s, that produced hitchhiking as a common social experience, when ordinary Americans would travel with strangers they met on the road. What happened to hitchhiking? And what does its disappearance tell us about our lonely historical moment?  Check out our subscriber feed for News Trap episodes and lots more: patreon.com/nostalgiatrap

    1 h

  5. TRÁILER

    News Trap - Justin on Why Eating Dogs Matters (PREVIEW)

    Listen to the full episode and check out all our News Trap/bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/111997005?pr=true&forSale=true

    3 min

  6. 30 AGO

    Nostalgia Trap - Episode 395: Atomic Twang w/ Joseph M. Thompson

    Joseph M. Thompson is assistant professor of history at Mississippi State University, and the author of Cold War Country: How Nashville's Music Row and the Pentagon Created the Sound of American Patriotism (UNC Press, 2024). Thompson’s history tracks the deep connections between country music and the U.S. military, uncovering a concerted effort by government officials and cultural creators to cement country culture and national pride (and of course, anti-communism). Our conversation moves from Slim Pickens to Toby Keith, as we explore how the cultural politics of country continue to shape the 21st century. Subscribe to the Nostalgia Trap Patreon to check out my News Trap updates and all of our bonus content: patreon.com/nostalgiatrap

    1 h

  7. 21 AGO

    Nostalgia Trap - Ep 394: Brother, Can You Spare a Gun? w/ Andrew C. McKevitt

    Andrew C. McKevitt is John D. Winters Endowed Professor of History at Louisiana Tech University. His latest book, Gun Country: Gun Capitalism, Culture, and Control in Cold War America, explores how guns came to occupy a curious place between “constitutional right” and “consumer good,” as the Cold War provided a cultural, political, and material framework by which guns could become the hottest item of the late 20th century. In this conversation, McKevitt shares some of the highlights of his research and provides historical context for the often simplistic “gun control” debate.  Subscribe to the Nostalgia Trap Patreon to check out my News Trap updates and all of our bonus content: patreon.com/nostalgiatrap

    1 h y 1 min

  8. 29 JUN

    Nostalgia Trap - Episode 393: That's Me in the Corner w/ Justin Rogers-Cooper

    R.E.M. is one of the most influential rock bands in American music history, with a legendary arc that took them from college radio punks in the early 80s to critical darlings and arena rockers with multiple smash albums throughout the 90s. But what happened after that? This week Justin shares a thesis about the final phase of R.E.M.’s career, during which the band signed an $80 million contract with Warner Brothers – and it all went downhill from there. As we take a close look at Michael Stipe’s creative output and public persona, we recoil at how even our favorite artists can succumb to the poisonous influence of money and fame. Check out our Patreon for daily News Trap episodes, bonus interviews, documentary shorts, and much more: https://www.patreon.com/nostalgiatrap

    1 h y 20 min
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  • Creador
    David Parsons
  • Años de actividad
    2014 - 2024
  • Episodios
    473
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